Mendelian and Nonmendelian Genetics

Who is considered the "Father of Genetics?"

• James Watson
• Francis Crick
• Gregor Mendel
• Albert Einstein

What is another name for "true breeding?"

• Heterozygous
• Purebred
• Hybrid
• Cross Pollinating

Which of the following does NOT describe the flowers in the F1 Generation?

• Hybrid
• Heterozygous
• Purebred

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What is the percentage of homozygous recessive offspring?

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

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Green peas are dominant (G) to yellow peas (g). What is the genotype for a hetereozygous dominant offspring?

• Gg
• gg
• GG

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What percentage of the offspring will be purebred dominant?

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

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Dominant alleles are represented by a(n)

• phenotype
• lower case letter
• upper case letter
• punnett square 

What type of traits "show up" in a population more often?

• dominant
• recessive
• punnett squares
• alleles

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D = dimples        d = no dimples 
What is the genotype for a homozygous recessive offspring?

• DD
• Dd
• dd

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Passing on traits from parents to offspring

• Chromosome

• Genotype

• Heredity

• Allele

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